Glee star Darren Criss will return to Broadway as the next headlining star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He will play a limited 12-week run beginning Wednesday, April 29. Criss will take over the role from John Cameron Mitchell, the show’s book writer and original off-Broadway star, who plays his final performance on Sunday, April 26.

"I’ve got a grin plastered on my face that Darren is joining the brotherhood of Hedwigs," said Mitchell in a statement. "I LOVED him in How to Succeed. His stage presence is electrifying, his rock and roll credentials and comic timing impeccable and I’m thrilled to be working with him to create a brand-new Hedwig!"

"The first time I saw Darren I knew he was a game changer. He’s that good," added composer Stephen Trask. "Then, when we hung out it was like we were old friends. I’m excited to spend the next few months making the show and getting to know each other better. I’m happy that Hedwig can be Darren’s next stop on his way to world domination."

Criss is best known for his regular role as Blaine Anderson on Fox’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series Glee. He made his Broadway debut in 2012, replacing Daniel Radcliffe in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Written by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows the titular transgender rock performer as she recounts her life during a concert at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre, where the musical runs. Michael Mayer directs the revival, which also stars 2014 Tony winner Lena Hall as Hedwig’s husband, Yitzhak.

JCM: I’m in New York, just getting ready for my Hedwig sequel. I’m standing over [composer] Stephen Trask and making him write. And he’s coming up with some beautiful songs… It’s a lot of the things that happen to you in middle age. Your parents start declining; you have to think about where life goes. And that’s what the second part of Hedwig is about—the second part of your life [x]

"Hedwig is not a trans voice. She’s not a gay [voice] — gay was the least of her problems, you know what I mean? It’s like, it is ‘the other’. ‘I don’t belong here on earth, in this country, in this planet, in this school, in this body, what do I do? Who am I?' Everyone understands that.”